Publication - Form
Whole Family Support Third Sector Delivery Fund
A £20 million fund for charities to deliver help that is tailored to the specific needs of families living in poverty or at risk of poverty. This will help them connect with the services and support in their communities that can make a difference.
What you need to apply
Your proposal should show how your organisation will:
- Be clearly aligned with the approach to Whole Family Support set out in the third Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan, 'Bringing Hope, Building Futures'.
- Define the expected outcomes and reach of the proposal.
- Deliver services and support across multiple local authority areas or at a national level.
- Target support to low-income households and families most at risk of poverty.
- Show a clear ability through proposed activities to impact positively on one or more of the six priority family types.
- Focus on addressing the child poverty drivers related to Whole Family Support.
- Align with the National Principles of Holistic Whole Family Support, Getting it right for everyone, Getting it right for every child, the Place Principle and the National Standards for Community Engagement.
- Show a clear understanding of local needs and context and how the proposed approach is shaped by place, community and existing provision.
- Have clear plans for partnership working and collaboration.
- Evidence existing capacity and capability or the ability to draw on capacity from partners.
- Provide robust monitoring and evaluation plans that include clearly defined measures.
- Set out how learning generated through delivery will be captured and shared across the Scottish Government and partner networks.
- Fully cost its plans and clearly show Value for Money (defined in the Scottish Public Finance Manual).
If your organisation is already receiving funding for Whole Family Support activities, tell us in your application how this funding would add to or improve what you are already doing.